HOUSEWIVES’ STATEMENTS OF THEIR INTENTIONS TO BUY CARPETS WITHIN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.
In question 3, the housewives in need of room carpets(s) and the housewives in need of stair-carpets(s) were asked whether they would try to buy them within the 12 months or within the 12 months after that if they were available at the price they had named (“at a suitable price” to those who had been unable to name one).
(1)
Room Carpets
The informants’ answers with regard to room-carpets are presented as Table 33.
Table 33
No of Housewives
%
Would buy room-carpet(s) within the next 12 months
382
81.1
Would buy room-carpet(s) within the 12 months after that
73
15.5
Would buy room-carpet (s) in neither period
16
3.4
Sub-Total
471
100.0
Did not know
10
Not asked
76
All who went room-carpet(s)
557
N.B. THERE IS, OF COURSE, NO GUARANTEE THAT HOUSEWIVES WILL ACTUALLY CARRY OUT THEIR STATED INTENTIONS AS TO BUYING.
(2)
Stair Carpets
The informants’ answers with regard to stair-carpets are presented as Table 34.
Table 34
No. of Housewives
%
Would buy stair-carpet(s) within the next 12 months
258
76.1
Would buy stair-carpet(s) within the 12 months after that
69
20.4
Would buy stair-carpet(s) in neither period
12
3.5
Sub-Total
339
100.0
Did not know
7
Not asked
64
All who want stair-carpet(s)
410
N.B THERE IS, OF GUARANTEE THAT HOUSEWIVES WILL ACTUALLY CARRY OUT THEIR STATED INTENTIONS AS TO BUYING.
